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WORLD GASTROENTEROLOGY NEWS NOVEMBER 2016
Editorial | Expert Point of View | Gastro 2016: EGHS-WGO | WDHD News | WGO & WGOF News | WGO Global Guidelines | Calendar of Events
World Digestive Health Day 2016
Diet and the Gut – Your Diet and Gut Health
Have you downloaded your copy of the WGO Handbook on Diet and the Gut?
This publication features thirteen chapters focusing on Diet and the Gut topics from ex-perts
around the globe. Learn about topics such as “Celiac Disease”, “Normal Gut Health”,
“Carbohydrate Intolerance”, “Eating Disorders and the GI Tract” and many more! Get your
copy today by visiting our website at http://www.worldgastroenterology.org/wgo-founda-tion/
wdhd/wdhd-2016/tools--resources#WGOHandbookDietandtheGut.
While you are there, don’t forget to view and download our additional tools and resources
available on the World Digestive Health Day (WDHD) 2016, “Tools and Resources” page at
http://www.worldgastroenterology.org/wgo-foundation/wdhd/wdhd-2016/tools--resources.
WDHD 2016 Campaign Wrap-Up
WDHD 2016 events have so far
events include public campaigns,
been celebrated in over 20 countries,
courses and lectures on treatments
with many events still scheduled to
of the current theme, marathons,
take place this year! WGO thanks
walkathons, national meetings, press
each member society, organization,
conferences, television and radio
healthcare professional and participant
interviews, creating a country’s own
for helping spread the word about the
WDHD Day, publications and
management of diet and gut health.
much more. For questions regarding
There is still time to plan your
WDHD or to officially to request a
2016 event around the Diet and the
copy of the 2016 WDHD logo for
Gut theme! While the official date of
use in promoting this year’s WDHD
WDHD is May 29th, many events
campaign, please email info@world-gastroenterology.
take place throughout the year. Past
org.
For a full list of events planned in
celebration of WDHD 2016, please
visit http://www.worldgastroenter-ology.
org/wgo-foundation/wdhd/
wdhd-2016/wdhd-2016-events--suc-cess-
stories. Have you held a 2016
WDHD event that you would like to
share on the website or in e-WGN?
Please submit your event or activity
for review here!
We are pleased to feature the fol-lowing
WDHD 2016 events that
have recently taken place!
World Digestive Health Day (WDHD) 2017
We are pleased to announce the World Digestive Health Day theme for 2017 as Inflammatory Bowel Disease!
Further details about this campaign will be announced shortly.
Begin planning your event today! Submit your event by visiting http://www.worldgastroenterology.org/forms/
submit-event.php .To request a logo or for more information, please email the WGO Secretariat at info@worldgastro-enterology.
org